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23 Year Old Rhinoplasty Journey

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Soooo... I have been on this site for a very long...

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Soooo... I have been on this site for a very long time looking at other peoples journeys. I have to say I am thoroughly impressed with everybody's before and afters and this website is the only reason I have enough courage to finally do this. I have hated my nose since I was a kid. As you can see from the photos it is extremely large which has made me avoid cameras at all cost. I hate seeing pictures of myself from any angle as my nose is basically a big blob that doesn't have any definition. I have debated putting pictures up of my "before" but everyone else putting them up has helped me a lot to make this decision to actually go through with something I've dreamed about but have been too scared to actually do. I am from Canada but will be going with dr. Grigoryants in Glendale, CA as his work is amazing. I just finalized my booking this Thursday!! Here are some before pictures

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Vladimir Grigoryants, MD

Vladimir Grigoryants, MD

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July 11, 2015
Hi, where are you going to stay in Glendale? I am Italian and I am looking for an accommodation near the hospital but I don't know the best areas of the city.. Thank you! Can't wait to see you result :) good luck!
July 12, 2015
Hi Giusyzus. I am travelling to LA from Australia this December for Surgery with Dr G. So far everyone has recommended finding accommodation using AirBnB and travelling to and from the hospital with UberX taxis. As far as I can tell Glendale is a very quiet suburb, so good if you just want to stay indoors during your stay, but not great if you plan to get out and explore. Also wanted to say I love your profile picture - I love Maria Callas! xx
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July 12, 2015
Ahahah i love her too :) I am searching from airbnb, are you going to come to Glendale on you own? Probably i will do everything alone and I don't know if there could be problems during my recovery at home..
July 12, 2015
Yeah I will be travelling alone unfortunately, as no one else can afford to come with me. I know that Dr G recommends a nurse on his website who specialises in post-operative care. If it gets really bad I guess I will just call her to help me. I am pretty nervous but I don't think I have much choice to be honest! When is your surgery scheduled for?
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July 12, 2015
I will do it this winter (I don't know if on December 2015 or January 2016) are you going to rent an entire apartment or just a room in a house with other people? How much time do you think to stay there?
July 12, 2015
Sorry just replied to your comment but in the wrong spot. It is above as a reply to the review. oops! :S
July 12, 2015
Hi giusyzus,

Honestly airbnb has been a life saver. My best friend is coming with me so we just sat down and found a place to stay using that website. A lot of people have guest houses that you can have to yourself or some are offering to rent a room. Personally, I chose the private guest house which has a kitchen etc. And after everything I only paid 900 dollars for two weeks!! Hope that helps :)

P.S - that price is what I paid to stay directly in Glendale. To be honest, I didn't even check if it was close to the surgery centre when I booked it, but google maps said it is about 15 minutes away which is not bad considering the hotels I was looking at were double the price to be close to the centre with no kitchen etc. good luck to you! :)
July 11, 2015
Absolutely nothing wrong with your nose
July 11, 2015
Your nose looks similar to mine... dont really have a big problem with my profile more with the tip and Grigoryants does amazing tip work... I will be following your journey closely. Good luck to you, Im excited for you ! :)
July 12, 2015
He definitely does. I'm nervous but so excited. Thank you so much! :)
July 12, 2015
Mine is scheduled for this December the 9th 2015. I will probably just rent a room as I do not want to spend to much. If I can find a place that I can be alone and pay not very much then I guess that would be preferable. I plan to probably spend about 3 weeks. I figure if I am flying across the world for surgery I may as well visit Hollywood and do all the tourist things whilst I am there!
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July 14, 2015

Thank you very much for paying it forward and starting your story and sharing photos. You are really pretty (with great hair, I have to add). Hopefully this will give you peace with your nose and facial features. I had this done in my 20s as well and found it really liberating! Keep us posted!

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10 months pre

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Here are some more pictures. I pretty much only take pictures from the side and do a duck face because I feel like it makes my nose look much smaller.. When I smile it is massive

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July 12, 2015
Your nose looks a lot like mine. I'm interested in grigoryants too bc I feel like he does good tip work. Did you make hotel arrangements yet? I can afford the 10k for the surgery but staying in LA can be quite expensive in itself. I'm only 25 but it's my face so it's a good investment lol :-p
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July 12, 2015
I think I am going to stay in Pesadena, it is a village near LA and very close to the dr G hospital. I read on the internet that it is safe and less expensive than LA. Do you know it?
July 12, 2015
Honestly airbnb has been a life saver. My best friend is coming with me so we just sat down and found a place to stay using that website. A lot of people have guest houses that you can have to yourself or some are offering to rent a room. Personally, I chose the private guest house which has a kitchen etc. And after everything I only paid 900 dollars for two weeks!! Hope that helps :)
August 20, 2015
My nose is similar to yours, Im really looking at Dr. Grigoryants works, and I think he will make my nose aesthetically pleasing.
January 16, 2016
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with myself others with similar noses. I hope you don't forget about us lol! Please update us as the time comes, I hope you get very beautiful results, I can't wait to see!